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Originally Posted by Hitch
- Marriage is, actually, nothing more than a contract. That contract does not give you property rights (in this day and age) over your spouse. The other party to the contract (the state, BTW) doesn't get property rights over YOU.
Is your marriage the same property right, as a copyright? As your mortgage? No? Can you assign your wife or SO, to someone else, willy-nilly? No? But, wait, that's a CONTRACT! That makes it the same as a mortgage, right? |
The status of a wife depends on where in the world you live. There are still places where a wife is considered the husband's property.